Category: FEATURED
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Covid-19 cases up and hospitalizations at record high, but Beshear says virus leveling off in Ky.; calls for more federal aid
Chart by Daniel Desrochers of Lexington Herald-Leader shows past month’s covid-19 hospitalizations. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News After reporting 700 new cases of the coronavirus...
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Beshear: Drop in virus cases lines up with mask mandate, and 200,000 more in Ky. would follow it if Trump wore one routinely
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The state’s top doctor said Monday that from a medical standpoint, Kentucky has done “a pretty good job” dealing with coronavirus,...
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Almost half of counties still lack syringe exchanges, including 20 of those most vulnerable to drug-related disease outbreaks
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most Kentucky counties now have harm-reduction programs to fight drug abuse, but the coronavirus pandemic has slowed their expansion and complicated the work of...
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July 26 federal report said that in most of Ky., nursing-home visits should stop, and obese, diabetics, hypertensive should stay home
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The latest weekly report to states from the White House Coronavirus Task Force contains many recommendations for state and local officials that Kentucky officials have not implemented or...
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As cases surge in southeastern Ky., public-health and local officials join forces to combat it and tamp down the politics
The Bell County Health Department’s Leighann Baker brings groceries to Alan Smith, who is quarantined. (Photo by Pat McDonogh, Courier Journal) —– Like much of the nation, stopping the spread of the novel...
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Hospitals overall are losing money, and it’s likely to get worse; Cynthiana hospital says it’s ‘at a negative 25% margin’
A report prepared for the American Hospital Association predicts half of the nation’s hospitals will be losing money by the end of the year unless Congress gives them more relief money, and...
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New virus cases up for 5th day; covid-19 patients’ ICU use spikes; positive-test rate declines; studies don’t look good for school
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky increased for the fifth straight day, to 778, the fourth largest number yet,...
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Cases up, positive-test rate down; Beshear says mask mandate having effect, but suggests more people should work from home
State chart adapted by KHN; current period has 3 of 7 days remaining; at current rate would be 3845. —– By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Thursday’s...
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Smoking and vaping can make covid-19 more severe
By Audrey Darville Associate professor of nursing University of Kentucky Though studies are still ongoing, more is known about the risks of smoking and covid-19. Early reports found people sickened...
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Beshear closes bars, cuts restaurant capacity, advises schools to delay in-person classes ’til 3rd week of Aug.; positive-test rate up
Kentucky Health News chart —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Bars will have to close and restaurants must cut their indoor capacity to 25 percent, from 50 percent, under...